Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In relation to the forestry scheme, it is one that we have raised in the past. There was an estimated provision of €100 million in 2022. That is the figure I have. There is an outturn of €74 million. That kind of a headline shows it is underperforming.

The €100 million was to plant 8,000 ha under the scheme. That would be about 18,000 acres. Three quarters of the money was spent. Were a corresponding number of trees planted in that year? Were 6,000 to 6,500 ha planted in that year?